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Cheryl Corley

Jumping for joy and sisterhood, the 40+ Double Dutch Club holds a playdate for women

Women, aged 40 and older, gathered in Chicago to jump Double Dutch during the club's annual playdate. (Amiyah Dyer/40+ Double Dutch Club)

Back in the day, it was typical in some neighborhoods to see girls — with hair flying, legs pumping with precision, the rope tat-tat- tatting in rhythm — as they jumped Double Dutch for hours.

Pamela Robinson was one of those girls. She joined hundreds of women, ages 40 and up, who gathered in Chicago recently to relive those youthful days by jumping rope, socializing, getting healthy and chanting rhymes during the "40+ Double Dutch Club's 3rd National Playdate."

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